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The Madman: His Parables and Poems
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Series: Dover Literature: Poetry
Fiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry
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ISBN13: 9780486419114
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Dec 3 2001
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.21 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Widely known in America as author of The Prophet, which sold more copies in the 20th century than any other book but the Bible, the great Lebanese-American poet and artist Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) first became known to Americans in 1918 with the publication of The Madman.
Thought-provoking and inspiring, the book is a collection of memorable, life-affirming parables and poems, many of them casting an ironic light on the beliefs, aspirations, and vanities of humankind -- and many reminiscent of the work of Tagore and Nietzsche, both of whom were strong influences on Gibran.
The book includes several illustrations by the author, whose exquisite drawings are reminiscent of Rodin and the best of Blake. . . . the greatest of Arab Romantics and father of a 20th-century Romantic tradition whose impact on Arab writers has been at least as strong as that of 19th-century figures such as Wordsworth and Keats on their English-speaking counterparts. -- Dr. Suheil Bushrui, Director of the Kahlil Gibran Chair on Values and Peace, University of Maryland
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